The population of Belize is mostly African-American, and mestizo, and only 10% of its population is of Mayan origin. Its main indigenous group is the Mopan Maya, although a small population Yukatek Maya to the North and a growing Maya K'ekchí' in the southern population, which migrated to the Belizean territory as a result of the armed conflict in Guatemala. Mopans groups are located in the Toledo District and Cayo, in communities such as Bella Vista, San Pedro Columbia, San Antonio, Big Falls, Benque Viejo del Carmen, San Jose Socotz and Cristo Rey; they have traditions and customs very similar to other Mayan groups such as the Itzá and K'ekchí's. Their ancestral forest and agricultural practices are a model for the sustainable development of the region. The community of San Pedro Columbia has a population of K'ekchí', where there are textiles and other local crafts. In the area of Placencia, Punta Gorda and Indian Creek are also crafts in the form of replicas of pre-Hispanic sculptures in Slate, masks and other objects of wood, textiles, baskets of jipijapa and necklaces of seeds, beads of clay, shells, and various minerals. The southern region of the country is also a major producer of cocoa, so that various products are produced.

The Central area of Belize is characterized by a jungle environment and the presence of the basin of the Belize River, which divides the country into two halves. South of this area are the Maya Mountains, locally known as Cokscomb, whose elevation in the Victoria plateau reaches over 3,674 feet above sea level, although the average elevation is 1,640 feet. In the Highlands you find foggy parts of the forest, although most of the area has forests of tropical pine on the Mountain Pine Ridge reservation, which grows along with the areas of rainforest region, whose height varies between 82 and 75 feet.